Al-Qardhawi : Unusual respect in the Saudi media

It is interesting how the Saudi media cover with unusual respect the statements of Yussif al-Qardhawi, the Egyptian cleric who was previously a member in the Muslim brotherhood. Al-Qardhawi did not support the Bahranian protests acclaiming that they are of sectarian character,  but he supported the Syrian protests using sectarian justifications. However, we might need to consider the possibility that al-Qardhawi serves as a bridge between Muslim brotherhood in Egypt and the Saudi regime. The Saudi media were very critical of Muslim brotherhood before and during the Egyptian popular protesting, but they might use the 'Sunni solidarity' card in trying to win them over.
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